The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 697 Expedition to the West?

As long as the Ming army can pull the heavy artillery to the battlefield, the defense line of the Guan Ning army will be the same as paper!
The failure of the Guan Ningjin line of defense at the end of the Ming Dynasty is still in sight. Countless examples in history have proved that light defense cannot be defended.

It is true that if you keep for a long time, you will lose!

Although Wu Sangui is cowardly, his military vision is not bad.

As soon as Wu Yingqi said it, he understood!
He didn't dare to fight with Daming, and if he defended for a long time, he would lose.

Then, for the current Guanning Army, the Western Expedition may really be the best choice.

Wu Sangui pondered for a while, then asked.

"If I go west in the Qing Dynasty, will the army's food and logistics be able to be supplied?"

Wu Yingxiong stood up and said.

"Reporting to my father, now my Qing Dynasty is not short of food and grass, and I can supply it!"

"Furthermore, if the logistics supply is not enough, our Qing Dynasty can feed on the enemy after sending troops to the west."

When the Mongols marched west, the logistics did not really depend on the flocks driven by the army, but eating from the enemy was their main source of food.

Wu Sangui narrowed his eyes and nodded slightly, then asked a new question.

"The Western Regions are vast, what if our army gets lost?"

Wu Yingqi spoke.

"Reporting to my father, my Qing Dynasty can send a caravan to the west now. While doing business, it will be the vanguard of my army and find out the road to the Western Regions."

"Prepare for my army's westward expedition!"

Wu Sangui continued to speak.

"If the main force of our army marches westward, how will we deal with the elderly, weak, women and children?"

"If you just stay in the pass like this, without the protection of soldiers and horses, wouldn't you just let the Ming thieves slaughter you?"

It can be seen that Wu Sangui is already making real plans for the Western Expedition, otherwise, he would not have raised such a direct question.

After Wu Yingqi pondered for a while, he spoke.

"My Guanning Army may learn from the practices of the Mongols back then, and all the people are soldiers!"

"Allocate horses and weapons to the families of the soldiers, and let the family members accompany the army to undertake the work of their auxiliary soldiers."

"In this way, the safety of the family members can be guaranteed, and the need to recruit civilian husbands can be avoided. The soldiers know that their family members are behind, and they will work harder in combat."

Wu Yingxiong frowned and asked.

"In this way, the required war horses are not a small number!"

"Where do you get so many war horses?"

Wu Yingqi spoke.

"Before the western expedition, our army can go to the grasslands, go to Hetao to fight the grass valley, and grab some horses back."

"Also, the Hexi Corridor in the Western Regions has no shortage of war horses!"

Today's Guan Ning Army is not bad at fighting. Although it can't beat Da Ming in a frontal battle, it's because Da Ming's fire coverage really doesn't respect martial ethics.

Not to mention that the Guanning Iron Cavalry is only known as an Iron Cavalry, even if it is really an iron cavalry, it cannot withstand the firepower of the Ming Army's heavy artillery.

But if the Guan Ning army were to face the poor Mongols on the grasslands, they would definitely be the soldiers of the Qing Dynasty.

Among other things, the heavy armor of the Guan Ning army alone can beat the Mongols who can't even wear leather armor to shit.

After Wu Sangui heard the words, he nodded and said.

"Well, pass on the order and start the preparations for the Western Expedition immediately!"

"Even if the Ming thieves attack the capital in the north this year, it will take at least a year for them to pacify the northern provinces after they finish their campaign in the capital."

"That is to say, even if the Ming thief wants to attack me, it will be a year later!"

"My Qing Dynasty must prepare for the Western Expedition within a year!"

After Wu Sangui finished speaking, Wu Yingxiong and Wu Yingqi clasped their fists together to agree.

Wu Sangui sighed deeply and spoke.

"I'm old because of my father, the world of Qing Dynasty will belong to you two brothers sooner or later!"

"But the biggest problem now is not who the father wants to pass on to the world, but that I may not be able to keep the world of the Qing Dynasty."

"You two brothers must join hands, so that my Qing Dynasty can survive this crisis, and my Qing Dynasty will have a future to speak of!"

Wu Yingxiong and Wu Yingqi clasped their fists together and said.

"Father, don't worry, son understands!"

"..."

……

At the same time, Beijing!
Obai inspected the construction of fortifications in the capital and gave instructions on some deficiencies.

"Ming thief's cannon fire is powerful, and I am no match for the Qing Dynasty!"

"When it's time to fight, this trench will be the only way for everyone to survive. If you don't pay attention when digging trenches now, when it comes to war, you will lose your life."

Aobai stood in a ditch, pointed to the ditch under his feet, and said to the general of the Qing army beside him with earnestness.

"Dig this trench one foot deeper and one step wider!"

When the surrounding Qing army generals heard the words, they clasped their fists and took orders.

Obai finished his inspection of the capital and was about to lead the team to Tianjin and Baoding. Just as he was about to gallop out of the camp, a sentry came from the south.

"Urgent report!"

"Urgent report!"

"Jiangnan Urgent Report!"

Ao Baile stopped his horse and looked solemnly at the direction the sentry came from.

After the sentry cavalry ran in front of him, Aobai asked.

"What happened?"

Obai had a bad premonition in his heart.

Could it be that the thieves sent troops?

The sentry rider got off his horse, knelt in front of Oboi's horse, presented an urgent report to Oboi, and said.

"Reporting to Shaobao, there is news from the south of the Yangtze River that the Ming thief emperor announced a call to action for the Northern Expedition when he worshiped the Xiaoling Mausoleum."

"Also, the Ming bandits are gathering troops and supplies to the hinterland of the south of the Yangtze River, and they may move north at any time!"

"According to the news from Jiangnan, the Ming thieves may have to mobilize more than [-] heavy troops for this Northern Expedition, and the emperor may personally march!"

"..."

After Aobai heard the words, he took a deep breath.

Oboi knew the habits of Daming, when he announced to the outside world, he never liked to exaggerate his own strength.

One hundred thousand is really one hundred thousand.

All are real fighters, the kind that can't be fake!

One hundred thousand soldiers!
Ao Bai felt that he was strong enough to withstand this wave.

Taking a deep breath, Oboi spoke.

"Come on, send someone to send news to Liaodong right now, saying, I hope Shengjing will prepare for the worst!"

After finishing speaking, Obai took a deep breath, and led the team to continue to Tianjin and Baoding for inspection work.

As for the worst plan he said, that is to wipe out all the soldiers and horses under his command in the pass.

And after the Ming army regained Beizhili, they continued to send troops to conquer Liaodong!

Because, this is not impossible!

……

In the city of Nanjing, as a large number of food, grass and military equipment were transported to Nanjing, troops and horses were also gathering towards Nanjing.

Large banners appeared on the outskirts of Nanjing City, and there were endless sounds of soldiers being ordered and training.

A large number of Ming army elites have made plans to send troops to the Northern Expedition to recover the rivers and mountains.

The cloud of war seems to be covering the entire city of Nanjing!

Inside and outside the city of Nanjing, countless literati gathered together, eagerly discussing matters related to the Northern Expedition, imagining the scene of the restoration of the Ming Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)